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Condition & Common Notes

Automate condition notes in InventoryLab using Default and Common Notes to streamline listing used items and save time.

Updated over 2 weeks ago

If you often sell items that require condition notes, you will want to take advantage of the condition note tools to maximize your efficiency. InventoryLab has two powerful features to help automate the condition note process while listing.

You can manage your Default Condition Notes and Common Notes from your Settings page so they're ready to go when you're listing as well. For more information, please see Condition Note Settings.

Note: If you are replenishing an item, you cannot change its condition, as InventoryLab retains the previous one. To list the item with a different condition, you will need to create a new MSKU.

Condition Notes

Condition notes can be placed on used product listings to provide additional details, disclosures, or context for Amazon customers to reference.

Note: Amazon does not currently allow notes for items in New condition.

While listing, selecting a condition on the Item Listing Details page will automatically populate a Default Note if enabled in your Settings.

To enter a Condition Note or change a Default Condition Note, click on the Condition Notes icon (the clipboard on the right).

A new window will pop up, where you can make adjustments to your notes.

You can also change which condition note you want to update or use. Click the small arrow on the condition at the top of the screen to open a dropdown with all available options.

Common Notes

Common Condition Notes, also called Subnotes, are generally useful if you have frequently used notes that are not specific to a condition. For example, if you list used books, you may have some books that need a condition note such as “book has torn spine,” while another book may need a condition note stating “pen markings.”

These are notes that you would not apply to every item but can select as needed to add them quickly while listing.

If you've already added some Common Notes you'd like to use, click the checkboxes next to them in the order you would like them listed. In the example below, we started with the checkbox for the bottom common note and worked our way to the top.

If you need to delete an existing Common Note, click Delete next to it.

You can add additional Common Notes to use here if needed. To do this, enter the note in the Add Common Note field at the top, then click Add.

The new Common Note will appear in the list underneath. You can select the checkbox next to it if you'd like to use it immediately.

You can also add and delete Common Notes from Settings > List > Condition Notes.

Once you've selected all the notes you want to use, choose which type of separator you would like between notes from the dropdown box.

Check the preview of the notes. Click Save Default if you want to use this as the new default for this note. You can also check the box for Automatically fill out the default note for this condition? if you want this note to pre-fill in the future. If you only want to use the updated note this one time, simply click Continue.

Final Result:

Whether you chose Save Default or only clicked Continue, the final version of your note will appear in the Condition Note field. Whatever note appears in this field when you add your item to your batch will be the note actually displayed on Amazon.

Note: An item this beat up would not qualify as Used Like New on Amazon. Also, you shouldn't sell books with a ripped-off cover. Don't take the examples too seriously!

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